Citizen Preference on Arrangement of Slum Area in Banjarmasin Riparian Zone

Abstract

The city of Banjarmasin has a strategic function as a center of trade growth and social services. Along with the population growth and housing needs, people tend to use the riparian zone (river border area) as a place to live. One of the river border settlement areas in Banjarmasin City that grows organically is the area around Martapura River, Kelurahan Pasar Lama. As the impact of that way of life, many people become victims of flood disaster when the rainy season arrived. The purpose of this study is to know the preference of the slum dwellers for staying or moving from the slums of Pasar Lama area. The slum dwellers were offered with two options: move (relocate) or stay (land consolidation). The population chosen was a prosperous household. The sample selection was using the purposive technique. The research was designed by mixed method. Quantitative data collection was done through survey. Quantitative data processing was editing and tabulation, and quantitative research was carried out using factor analysis. The qualitative data were collected by Indepth - Interview and FGD. Based on the analysis results, it is known that slum dwellers chose the option to keep staying in Pasar Lama slum area with the highest preference related to the ease of accessibility to trade and service facilities, with an average value of 4.63. This is reinforced by the existence of various types of trading facilities and services that facilitate residents to meet their needs without the need to get out of the area. In addition, there was a tendency for activity in most slum dwellers to visit the trading facilities, both malls and shopping centers as their primary livelihood.